Guild Wars 2

Maybe this was asked already, but the search function on the forums is terrible.

Does the wording mean that if you run, let’s say, Long Bow with a Superior Sigil Bloodlust and you switch(weapon swap) weapons that your 25 stacks will vanish if you had them?

Here’s the wording: “On-Kill sigils (those sigils which trigger when you kill something) have received an update as well. The functionality of each sigil has changed so that killing a player is worth five stacks of a sigil in any game mode, while killing a monster only grants one stack. This type of sigil will have more strict rules applied on them, so that a player will no longer be able to gain 25 stacks and then un-equip the sigil.”

My interpretation is that as long as its one of your equipped weapon sets it won’t vanish even if you’re not currently wielding it. But once you remove it from one of your two possible sets then it will vanish.

I wasn’t sure either. 3 possibilities:
1) The stacks vanish+reset the moment you unequip or weapon swap the weapon.
2) The stacks vanish but do not reset when you weapon swap. So when you swap back gain to the sigil weapon, the stacks reappear. This one is probably the most consistent with how all the other sigils work (only effective when the weapon is active).
3) The stacks don’t vanish until you unequip the weapon altogether (or die).

Olvendred.3027:

I wasn’t sure either. 3 possibilities:
1) The stacks vanish+reset the moment you unequip or weapon swap the weapon.
2) The stacks vanish but do not reset when you weapon swap. So when you swap back gain to the sigil weapon, the stacks reappear. This one is probably the most consistent with how all the other sigils work (only effective when the weapon is active).
3) The stacks don’t vanish until you unequip the weapon altogether (or die).

3 is best case scenario.

Weapon swapping is totally separate from weapon equipping. You will not lose stacks for swapping.

emikochan.8504:

Weapon swapping is totally separate from weapon equipping. You will not lose stacks for swapping.

Let’s hope that is what the intent is. Thanks.

Heibi.4251:

emikochan.8504:

Weapon swapping is totally separate from weapon equipping. You will not lose stacks for swapping.

Let’s hope that is what the intent is. Thanks.

I can’t find the dev post, but it was confirmed somewhere that swapping is not the same as unequipping a weapon.

Guhracie.3419:

Heibi.4251:

emikochan.8504:

Weapon swapping is totally separate from weapon equipping. You will not lose stacks for swapping.

Let’s hope that is what the intent is. Thanks.

I can’t find the dev post, but it was confirmed somewhere that swapping is not the same as unequipping a weapon.

One big suggestion I have for ANeT is to improve the search function for the forums so we can find posts before repeating questions. Sometimes you can’t even finish the word before the search begins. And copy-paste into the search window – forget about it.

Anyway, thanks for the info.

I’m very interested in knowing this before the 15th of april. Any chance a dev could answer us?

Can you imagine the price jump of bloodlust sigils on that day if everyone are going to need another one for the second weapon set?